Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation – Page 3

March 31, 2016May 24, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

Depicting Complexity in 2-D

There is an interesting discussion going on in the Linked-In discussion group of the European Evaluation Society with respect to a question someone asked: How do linear models address the complexity in which we work? I can’t help but to weigh in. I also placed a link to this blog post on the EES discussion … Continue reading Depicting Complexity in 2-D

January 17, 2016May 24, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

Drawing on Complexity to do Hands-on Evaluation (Part 3) – Turning the Wrench

This is the third of three blog posts I am writing to help me understand how “complexity” can be used in evaluation.

January 10, 2016May 24, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

Drawing on Complexity to do Hands-on Evaluation (Part 2) – Complexity in Program Operation, Simplicity in Program Design

This is the second of three blog posts I am writing to help me understand how “complexity” can be used in evaluation.

January 3, 2016May 24, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

Drawing on Complexity to do Hands-on Evaluation (Part 1) – Complexity in Evaluation and in Studies in Complexity

This is the first of three blog posts I am writing to help me understand how “complexity” can be used in evaluation.

December 19, 2015May 24, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

Three Coming Blog Posts on Applying Complexity Behavior in Evaluation

During each of the first three weeks in January I will be publishing a blog post on how complexity can be applied in evaluation. They are not ready yet, but they are close. Below is the common introduction that I will be using for each of the posts. Common Introduction to all Three Posts Part … Continue reading Three Coming Blog Posts on Applying Complexity Behavior in Evaluation

February 4, 2014May 24, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

Complexity is about stability and predictability

Complexity is about stability and predictability. Ban the butterfly!

December 9, 2013May 28, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

How to evaluate complex health interventions?

May 6, 2013May 28, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation

Simple, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic VS. Complexity Science. Jonny finally resolved his confusion

April 13, 2013May 13, 2019 jamorell Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation, Program Theory and Program Logic

Power Law Versus Symmetrical Distributions — Implications for Policy Recommendations

I’d bet that when people look at the results of an evaluation they think in terms of normal, or at least symmetrical distributions. They do not envision power law

Eat dessert first. Life is uncertain.
Good advice. True observation.

Any yet, we must soldier on, trying to predict what will happen and to explain why things work out as they do. My professional life has grappled with prediction and explanation through the lens of program evaluation. I have come to appreciate how much, and how little, evaluation can tell us. Sometimes it is “much”. Sometime is “little”. Sometimes it is “much” and “little” at the same time. This blog expresses my engagement with what evaluation can do, what it cannot do, what it should do, and what it should not do. About the graphic.